pollen

/ˈpɑlən/

nounpol · len

Think: “POLLen is POLL-in-ating powder”—the word starts with POLL and ends with -en.

Yes, it's pollen. Remember it has double L: po + ll + en.

Definition

  1. nouna fine powder made by flowers and other plants that contains the cells needed to make seeds

Examples

  • In spring, yellow pollen covered the car after the trees bloomed.
  • Bees carry pollen from one flower to another as they collect nectar.
  • My eyes start to itch when the pollen count is high.

Synonyms

plant dustflower dustsporesfertilizing powdergrain

Translations

ES polenPT pólenFR pollen

Common misspellings

polenpollenhpolinpollinpollynpolleanpolllenpollenn

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